Prince Harry sent a sincere thank you letter to the New York Joshua Lord tattoo artist after a successful collaboration last year. Lord, known for his work at East Side Ink, was kind enough to leave the film of the Duke of Sussex in his shop, where Harry received a false tattoo from the singer Country Jelly Roll in 2024.
On July 20, Lord shared the royal letter on Instagram, the appellant “a fairly good nickname” when the duke called him “skillful dodger” in the note. With the letter, Lord posted photos of him with Harry and Jelly Roll in the living room.
In his message, Prince Harry expressed his gratitude, writing: “Thank you very much for your generosity by offering us your space to East Side Ink for filming – it was incredibly nice, and I really liked to meet you and learn more about the story of your shop.” The Duke also congratulated Lord for having expertly explained the press issues on the visit, saying: “I was rather impressed by your skilful dodge! Well done.”
Harry closed the letter by extending an invitation to Lord, saying: “If you want to come to Vancouver in February, we would like to have you! All the best.”
This thanks comes after Lord designed the false tattoo presented in a comic sketch promoting Invictus Games, the adaptive sporting event that Harry founded in 2014. The Sketch, broadcast in November 2024, showed that Harry had a tattoo of Jelly Roll, with Lord acting as a tattoo artist.
Lord had already talked about his work experience with Harry, expressing his enthusiasm to be involved in the project. “When they asked me to be part of it, I was delighted. It was an exciting thing to be part of,” he said.
As for whether Prince Harry could make a real tattoo one day, Lord shared that even if the Duke had not excluded him, he had expressed his curiosity about the idea. “He’s a very relaxed normal guy if you leave him,” said Lord. “He managed to maintain a level of humanity and kindness in everything he does, which is remarkable.”
